Object library vs. Database stored form

Hello,
I am currently working on a system that was converted from forms 3.0 to 5.0 They used a form stored in the database as their referencing form. I am trying to convince them to do away with this methodology but seem to be coming up short on reasons why the OLB is better. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advace, if you could email me [email protected] I would appreciate it.
Danny

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yes, you are right, it should extends Thread and it is, i forgot to out in this example... my mistake!
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